“Congressmen and Senators don’t reach into their own pockets to pay for a government program. They reach into yours and mine. The only way government can give one American a dollar in the name of this or that GOOD thing is by taking it from some other American by force. The question we have to ask ourselves is whether there is a moral basis for forcibly taking the rightful property of one person and giving it to another to whom it does not belong. I cannot think of one. Charity is noble and GOOD when it involves reaching into your own pocket. But reaching into someone else’s pocket is wrong.”
Either works. I found the quote interesting and thought provoking so I shared it. As with most pundits, Mr. Williams takes an idea to the extreme as a way to make his point. Rarely is reality so clear cut. Generally reality falls into the fuzzy middle ground. I could easily champion points on either side of this issue.
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Either works. I found the quote interesting and thought provoking so I shared it. As with most pundits, Mr. Williams takes an idea to the extreme as a way to make his point. Rarely is reality so clear cut. Generally reality falls into the fuzzy middle ground. I could easily champion points on either side of this issue.